Monday, June 4, 2012

My garden sustains me

"Why do you spend so much time out in the heat, playing in the dirt?" a friend asked me. I looked around at the gorgeous daylilies, finally blooming after a year of uncertainty and nursing them through the worst drought that Texas has ever seen (in recorded history). I looked around at the rosebushes (over 80 of them!) that are struggling to survive although covered with snails--yet, are still blooming. I looked around at the yard filled with crepe myrtles that are blooming with five different colors right now (from watermelon-red to fuchsia-pink) and the stray sunflowers that have been planted by the many birds who call this garden their home.

I hear the songs from at least a dozen different species of birds, the tapping of the woodpecker on the pecan trees, the screeching of mockingbirds warning away the bluejays.

The garden is a respite, a haven of rest for my weary brain after I've spewed out 30,000 words in a week and can't do. one. more. thing. The garden restores me. THAT's why I spend so much time out there, in the heat, playing in the dirt. You should try it sometime.

Happy Trails!

bobbi c.

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Bobbi A. Chukran has been a professional writer for over 35 years. She has written for magazines such as Texas Gardener, The Herb Companion, BackHome, etc. and is the author of The Herb Companion Wishbook & Resource Guide, The Fiberworks Sourcebook, Colors from Nature, Nature's Dyepot and more.

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